Bill Summary
HB 593 Dangerous Dogs (2025 Session)
Sapp Co Sponsors: Barnaby, Casello, Chambliss, Driskell, López, J., Partington, Rosenwald, Valdés, Chamberlin CS Sponsors: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Dangerous Dogs: Requiring, rather than authorizing, that dogs subject to certain dangerous dog investigations which have killed or bitten a human being to a certain severity be immediately confiscated, placed in quarantine if necessary, impounded, and held; requiring the owner of a dog subject to a dangerous dog investigation to provide certain information to an animal control authority; requiring an animal shelter, a humane organization, or certain animal control agencies to provide specified information to potential adopters; revising the conditions under which an owner is authorized to exercise a dangerous dog; revising the civil penalty for violations; providing criminal penalties for persons who resist or obstruct an animal control authority, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2025
02/13/25
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Filed
02/19/25
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Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
02/19/25
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Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
03/17/25
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On Committee agenda - Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, 03/19/25, 1:00 pm, 17 H
03/19/25
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Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/20/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/21/25
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References to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee removed; Reference to Judiciary Committee added; Remaining references: Judiciary Committee, State Affairs Committee
03/21/25
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Now in Judiciary Committee
04/04/25
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 04/08/25, 8:00 am, 404 H
04/08/25
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Favorable by Judiciary Committee; 21 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/08/25
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Now in State Affairs Committee
04/15/25
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On Committee agenda - State Affairs Committee, 04/17/25, 8:00 am, 17 H
04/17/25
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Favorable by State Affairs Committee; 23 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/17/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/17/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
04/23/25
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Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/23/25
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In Messages
04/23/25
SENATE
Received; Referred to Fiscal Policy
04/28/25
SENATE
Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd Reading; Substituted for SB 0572; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (874468); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 36 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/28/25
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In returning messages
04/30/25
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Placed on Senate Message List 1
04/30/25
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Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (874468); Passed (Vote: 112 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/30/25
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Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
04/30/25
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/30/25
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/16/25
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/23/25)
05/21/25
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-61
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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